Facebook says Iranian hackers used site to spy on US military personnel

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Around 200 accounts taken down.

Facebook says Iranian hackers used site to spy on US military personnel
Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber spying operation that targeted mostly US military personnel and people working at defence and aerospace companies. The social media giant said the group, dubbed 'Tortoiseshell' by ...

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